First shows of the year are often difficult just because there’s not a lot of new music out at the very start of a new year. Today’s show was made more difficult because we lost our first major musician of 2013 in “Sweet” Lou Wilson of Mandrill. Our first hour was focused on a few newer and upcoming bits of music as well as a couple of things that slipped through the cracks in 2012. Second hour is devoted to some of my favorite tracks from Mandrill, all of which feature “Sweet Lou” on vocals, trumpet or percussion. Had a little technical difficulty with the first hour of the program, but thankfully everything worked out fine for the tribute to Lou Wilson of Mandrill in the second hour. I’ll add the first when I get a solid dub of the program later in the week.
Melting Pot on KPFK #112: Second Hour
Playlist: 01-13-2013
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – Melting Pot (Stax)
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Melody’s Echo Chamber – Some Time Alone, Alone – Melody’s Echo Chamber (Fat Possum)
Nosaj Thing feat. Kazu Makino – Eclipse/Blue – Home (Innovative Leisure)
Alpha feat. Hannah Collins – Cilla – Eleventh Trip (Don’t Touch)
Rodriguez – I Think Of You – Cold Fact (Light In The Attic)
Svenska Kaputt – Trolestlolesa Talerar – Svenska Kaputt (Moserobie)
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The Amazing – Flashlight – Gentle Stream (Partisan)
Sun Kil Moon – Among The Leaves – Among The Leaves (Caldo Verde)
Toro y Moi – SO Many Details – Anything In Return (Carpark)
Procedures – Give Me One More Chance – Eccentric Soul: Omnibus (Numero)
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Wganda Kenya – Shakalode – Diablos Del Ritmo (Analog Africa)
The Budos Band – Scorpion – II (Daptone)
Adrian Younge w/ William Hart of the Delfonics – Love’s Melody – Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics (Wax Poetics)
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Mandrill – Mandrill – Mandrill (Polydor)
Mandrill – Mango Meat – Just Outside Of Town (Polydor)
Mandrill – Fencewalk/Hagalo – Composite Truth (Polydor)
Mandrill – Lord OF The Golden Baboon – Mandrill Is (Polydor)
Mandrill – Silk – Solid (UA)
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Mandrill – Two Sisters Of Mercy – Just Outside Of Town (Polydor)
Mandrill – Peace and Love – Mandrill (Polydor)
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Mandrill – Love Song – Just Outside Of Town (Polydor)
Mandrill – Moroccan Nights – Composite Truth (Polydor)
Mandrill – I Refuse To Smile – Mandrill Is (Polydor)
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Mandrill – Chutney – Mandrill (Polydor)
Very Nice Tribute, Sweet Lou will be missed by ALL…